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FRIDAY, SEPT. 10, 1897.
REPUBLICAN STATE TICKET.
For Judge of the Supreme Court,
A. M. POST.
For University Kcgents.
C. V. KALEY,
J. N. DRYDEN.
MEETING OF CENTRAL COMMITTEE.
The members of the Republican
County Central Committee are re
quested to.meet in North Platte at
the office of French & Baldwin on
Saturday, Sept. IS. 1897, at one
o'clock p. m to transact such bus
iness as may come before the com
mittee. A full attendance of mem
bers is desired.
Geo. E. French, Chmn.
Geo. E. Prosser, Sec'y.
IS IT A COMPLETE SUBBENDEB?
The democrats now have two of
the most important offices endorsed
by the populists that of sheriff
and commissioner. Now it is stated
on good authority that at a meeting
of the candidates and ring man
agers in the office of the county
superintendent that it was decided
to offer to withdraw any candidate
on the pop ticket for the endorse
ment of the democrats. The prin
ciple of party counts for naught,
the offices for everything. Gov.
Holcomb says there are but two
parties in the state a blind man
can easily see the state managers
forsee the passing away of the pop
party. This will be known as the
year when the democrats swallowed
the pops. '
Bland Makes a "Break."
Globe-Democrat.
Bland is hitting Blandism
some
hard blows these days. In
saying
that wheat has gone up because
of
the failure of the crop abroad and
that silver has gone down because
the world is dropping it fro.n the
coinage, he confesses that the as
sertion of the yoking together of sil
ver and wheat was a popocratic
fraud. He acknowledges that the
advance in wheat will help the
farmers and do much to restore
prosperitT, but he intimates a sort
of doubt that high prices will bene
fit the people. Last year, however,
all the popocratic orators, from
Bryau down, were howling that the
irold standard reduced prices, and
were saying that one of the bene
fits of a silver standard would be
to advance prices. Every expres
sion which a Bryanite has made on
the general conditions which pre
vail now shows that the populist
leaders are badly "rattled" by the
prosperity that has falsified their
predictions and smashed their
party.
An Object Lesson.
Writing under the head of "The
Field of Battle," in last Sunday's
State Journal, H. M. Bushnell says:
"It would have been an object
lesson to the voters of the state
could they have been witnessess of
the two conventions that have
placed Judge Post and Judge Sulli
van at the head of their ticket this
tall. The straightforward busi
ness way in which republicans
transact their work was in striking
contrast with theschemingtrickery,
the deceit, distrust and recrimina
tion which characterized the other
gathering. The voter would have
witnessed another remarkable spec
tacle! He would have heard a great
wave of applause go up from the
republican convention at the men
tion of returning values and prices
for the farmer, and in the popo
cratic fusion crowd he would have
heard cheers following the state
ment that better times and better
prices were only temporary. The
underlying sentiment beneath both
of the great coventions was clearly
illustrated in those cheers. The
applause qf republicans greeting the
the return ot better times and the
applause of the opposition greeting
the statement that they were not
to last. If the farmers of the state
will comtemplate but a moment
what the spirit manifested in this
way in each convention means to
themselves, their homes and their
future, there need be no question
as to the verdict of Nebraska in
November.
Putting Money in Our Pockets.
" Inter Ocean.
Every cent added to the price of
a bushel of wheat adds $5,000,000
to the pockets of Uncle Sam's peo
ple. The increase over last yeai
amounts to $125,000,000. In addi
tion to 'that there was reported yet
in the country 190,000,000 bushels
of last year's crop, which will also
receive the benefit of the increased
price. Better still, the farmers get
their money in dollars worth 100
cents the world over.
MARY DIE IK A WEECK
TWO FAST TRAINS COLLIDE ON
SANTA FE NEAR EMPORIA.
THE
Causing: tlie Worst Wreck In tho History
of t!ie Itoail Passengers In Snioking
Car Have a Narrow Escape JJrvan on
the Train, but Not Hurl.
Kansas City, Sept. 9. A special to
The Times from Emporia, Han., says
One of the worst wrecks in the history
of the Santa Fe railroad occnried three
miles east of here about 7 :30 o'clock
last evening. Twelve or fifteen per
sons were killed and as many were
badly wounded. The fast mail train
going east and the Mexico and Califor
nia express, westbound, collided, head
on. The Mexico and California express
was pulled by two locomotives, and
when they struck the engine drawing
the fast mail, the boilers of all three
engines exploded and tore a hole in the
ground so deep that the smoking car of
the westbound train went in on top of
the wrecked mail cars and balanced
there without turning over. Tho pas
sengers in the smoking car escaped
through the windows. The front end
of this car was enveloped in a volume
of stifling smoke and steam belching up
from the wreck below and the rear door
was jammed tight in the wreck of the
car beliind. The wreck caught fire
from the engines. The cars in the hole
and the smoking car burned to ashes in
no time. In climbing out of the smok
ing car several men fell through the
rifts in the wreck below and it is im
possible to learn whether they escaped
or were burned to death.
Bryan On the Train.
The westbound train carried seven or
eight
coaches and its passengers in
cluded many excursionists who had
been to hear Hon. "W. J. Bryan speak at
the county fair at Burliugame. Mr.
Bryan himself was on the train, but
was riding in the rear Pullman, some
400 feet from the cars which were
wrecked. He stated that nothing but a
heavy jolt was experienced by the pas
sengers in his coach. Mr. Bryau was
one of the noblest men in the crowd of
rescuers. Jie heipeu to carry out ti e
dead and wounded and gave the great
est atte tion to their care. One poor
fellow who was badly maimed called to
Mr. Bryan and said : "I went to hear
you today. I am dying now and want
to shake your hand and say God bles3
you. If yon possibly can, Mr. Bryan,
get me a drink of water." Mr. Bryan
went into the fast mail car, one end of
which was burning, and camo out with
the drink of water, which he gave to
the suffering passenger. He brought
out cushions for others of the injured
and was everywhere present to minis
ter to the wants of the suffering.
It is feared that nearly all of the
seven mail clerks perished in the disas
ter. Those dead are :
Jim Brexxax, engineer, Topeka.
Xate Hollister, fireman, Topeka
J. F. Sours, Kansas City, express mes
senger, body almost consumed by lire.
William Fkisdey, engineer.
R. A. Dokax, Emporia, postal clerk.
Goxzai.ES, fireman westbound train.
Uxkxowx Max, tramp.
Bkagm x, Topeka.
Among the seriously injured are :
Claude Holliday, Lawrence, express
messenger, Ixith legs broken.
D. C. Erter, Kansas City, express mes
senger, legs broken; will die.
John Dagan, Topeka, face smashed.
J. T. Butler, county attorney Chase
county, hip broken; may die.
William F. Jones, Kansas City, leg and
arm broken.
Phil Schicr, Kansas City, hip crushed.
C. A. Van Fleit, brakeman, Kansas
City, badly bruised.
William I-atrick, Kansas City, leg and
arm broken.
C. I). Adams, City of Mexico painfully
bruised.
Mike. Sweeney, Gainsville, Tex., back
hurt.
Ben Walters, St. Joseph, Mo., a fireman
on the westbound train, is missing.
The engineers of the westbound train
had received orders to meet the fast
mail at Emporia and were making up
lost time. These two are the. fastest
trains on the Santa Fe system, and the
westbound train must -have been run
ning at a speed of at least -10 miles an
hour. The westbound express was go
ing around a slight curve and met the
fast mail probably within 300 feet. Of
the seven or eight cars making up the
Mexico and California express only the
mail, baggage and express and smoking
cars were destroyed. The coach follow
ing the smoker was badly splintered!''
There were not more than a dozen
passengers on the fast mail, all in one
coach, and while none of them were
seriously injured, their shaking up was
terrible. Every seat in the coach was
torn from the floor and mam floor
planks came up with the seats. One
man, John Sweeney, was thrown over
three seats and through a window, but
escaped with only scratches.
It is stated that the wreck was caused
by a miscarriage of orders from the
trainmaster. At Emporia the east-
bound fast mail train received orders to
pass the California express at Lang,
seven miles east. Another order was
sent to Lang for the California express
to take the siding there, but this order
was not delivered and the westbound
train passed on, the trainmen expecting
to pass the fast mail at Emporia.
Eleven Victims of Coal Dust.
Glexwood Spuixus, Colo., Sept. 5.
At G o'clock last evening a terrible ex
plosion of coal dust, occurred in the old
Sunshine mine owned by tho Colorado
Fuel and Iron company, 12 miles from
Glcnwood. Following is a complete
list of names of those killed :
AXTOIXE M.UlTAXTOXOr
George Daxxox.
Louis Raki.
Joe Martini.
Joe Oasagraxdi.
Johx Jexxexi.
axtoxixe eppic.
Theodore Polosi.
Jonx Axdriaxi.
emil axdriaxi.
Fkaxcis McCloud.
Amlrevs Insists on Kesisntnp-.
Providence, R. I., Sept. S. It is un
officially announced that Dr. Audrews
will insist upon the acceptance of his
resignation from the presidency of
Brown university. This decision was
arrived at after a conference between
Dr. Andrews and the
le advisory and tho
executive committee of the corporation
His connection with the Cosmopolitan
university, it is thought, will take up
too much time to permit of his devot
ing his attention to both universities.
His decisionris in spite of a letter re
ceived by him from the faculty begging
him to remain.
CLIMBED MT. ST. ELIAS.
Accomplishes a Feat Hitherto Regarded
an Impossible.
jSewYork, Sept. 4 Prince Luigi,
nephew of tho king of Italy, is at the
"Waldorf, having reached this city after
liccomplishing the feat, hitherto re
garded as impossible, of climbing to the
summit of Mount St. Elias. "When he
returns to Italy he will prepare a mono
logue concerning his experiences.which
will, it is said, be of great value to the
scientific world. This monologue
will be accompanied by "photo
graphs of peculiar interest which
were taken by the party
at various stages of the journey.
Some of these, most notably those
which were obtained at elevations of
more than 14,000 feet, have no equals.
it is said, in the world Not only do
they show the effects of photography at
such elevations, but the actual appear
auco ot what has been regarded as an
insurmountable peak.
Chevalier Cagni was the prince's
snokeman. he was enthusiastic over
the success of the exploration. He said
"You will be surprised to know that
the ascent was not either very danger
ous or difficult. The notable features
of the Jong climb were the glaciers.
They seemed to be boundless. We found
the, mountain to be, according to our in
struments, 18,100 feet high.
RICHARD CROKER RETURNS.
May Be the Tammany Hall Candidate For
Mayor of Greater New York.
New York, Sept. 8. Richard Groker
was a passenger by the American line
steamer New York, which arrived to
day. Mr. Uroker s fellow passengers
have come to the conclusion that he is
to be the Tammany candidate for mayor
of the greater New York. The under
standing among Mr. Croker's friends is
that he is very strongly inclined to per
mit the use of his name as a candidate
for mayor, though he is naturally un
willing that an announcement should
be made to this effect before he has had
an opportunity to confer with his lieu
tenants.
"I have not the slightest doubt that
Tammitny Hall will carry the greater
city by SO.OOO and upwards," said Mi.
Croker to Ihc special correspondent of
the Associated Press. "New York
never had one reform administration
after another. One such government
appeal's to be all the people can stand in
one decade. The nrPsent so-called re
form administration has been chiefly
noted for its increase of the tax rate, ac
companied bva higher annraisemeut. If
there has been any corresponding im
provement in the quality of the govern
ment, the people have not discovered it.
BERBERI 15 CAPTURED.
Investing Force of Soudanese Is Frieudly
to the Urrtish.
Loxnox, Sept. 8. Asp2cial di?p.itch
from Cairo says that Berberi. the next
town of importance on the Nile in the
advance of the Anglo-Egyptian expedi
tion upon Khartoum, has been occupied
by Soudanese who are friendly to the
British Berberi is only 200 mile, as
the crow fiie. from Khartoum.
Cairo, Sept 7 Tho dervishes have
evacuated Bisber and have retired to
Mattoineh Major-General Hunter,
with four gunboats, has gone to Berber.
Gen Sir Herbert Kitchener, the British
commander-in-chief, wiu follow imme
diately.
Trying to Oust Insurance Companies.
Jeffersox City. Mo., Sept. 8. At
torney treucral Urow has nieu in the
supreme court quo warranto proceed
ings to oust the American Central In
surance company and the Citizen In
surance companv, both of St. Louis, for
entering a pool or trust to regulate,
control and maintain prices to be
charged for fire insurance in Kansas
City and prays for judgment of disso
lution against the defendants and that
their rights to do business under the
laws of this state be forfeited.
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Chicago
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.74 42 .ra7 Minneapolis .40 82
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WHEAT CLOSES AT A DECLINE.
It Wan Due to Short Selling and Realiz
ing In Face of Export Iieinnnd.
Chicago, Sept. 8. Wheat ohwd today at a
decline of i4c in December, the active future.
The decline was due to phort selling and real
izing and was in the face of a very urgent ex
port demand. Corn wns weak at nbout a half
cent decline, the predicted break in tho lorn;
disastrous drouth injecting some pinker into
the bears. Oats declined J-e, pork 20r and ri'w
5(a7c. Lard was only a frhndu lower. Closing
prices:
WHEAT Sept., H?4c; Dec., S'Oc: 3Iay, P6?c.
Corn Dec. 33c : 3Iay. 364c
Oats Dec., 20e: May, 23'.
Pork Sept., 8.57$: Dee.. ?3 021,'.
Laud Sept., 14.75: Dee.. 4.85.
Rib? Sept., to 4T$ : Dea.. t.97J3 CO.
Cash quotation- Xo 2 red wheat, P7(S9So;
No. 3 red. OOTatrJe: No. 2 Kpnajj. iie: No. 3
spring, OfaP4c . No 2 hard winter, 9.V5 98c; No.
2 corn, 31(3ihe; No 2 oats. 10c.
South Ouinha Live St nek.
Souin Omaha, Sept. 8 Cattle Receipts,
8,300; steady; native leef steer. 4 00g5.10:
western steers. $8 OVqi.CQ; Texas stperi, 3 25
3.85 ; cows and heifers, 3 00fa 3 80 : ennnisr-. 2 IX
(S2 90:stoekers and feeders, $3 50' 4 50; calves,
HOOCgO 00; bulls, stngs. etc , ?2 OOftS 70. Hog
Receipts. 0,400; shade lower; heavy. ?3.0J 4 Uo;
TTiirivl . M!J(B' liih. J fi.Vfr.1 10- lit-1'- .f
sales, 3 95(a4.05 Sheep-Recolpts. 100; steady
fair to choice nntivi's, $3 40(53.00, fair to choice
westerns. $3 20f3.C0: common acd stock sheep,
$2.50(33 50 ; lambs f 3.3X35 23.
Chicago Live Stock.
Chicago, Sept. 8. Hogs-Receipts, 23.000;
active, strong to 5c higher; light, $4.0.Va4 42V$;
mixed, fAiKytt4 35; heavy, $3 75(34 30; rough,
J3.75ro3.90 Cattle Receipts, 10,003; quiet but
steady; beeves. 3 80(&-i.40; cows and he'.fer.
J1.9CK' 4.40; Texas steers, $2.7.va3 8o; westerns.
J3.30W4.35: Mockers and feeders. $3 20'a4.45.
Sheep Receipts. 17,000; steady: natives 12 50
4.20, westerns. $3 033 80; lambs, i3.COS5S5
St, Lonis .rain.
St. Louis, Sept. 8WllKATIJnsettled; No.
red, cash, elevator, Wat track, O.931.00;
Mo.-S-hard rah, 92rnjl2'6c track: Sept., 'JSc;
yec.. wac: May, 99.fec.
UORS Lower; No, 2 c:sh, SOsc; Sept., 231.o;
ww., oii-vg M' e; May,
vats- inn ; So. cb5Jj, J?,'; 3Ipy.
J-:ieator Burnt.
Schuvleh, Neb., Sept. 9. Stewart &
nnyacs elevator burned last night.
Loss between S5.C00 nui I0.C0O.
Two Millions a Year.
When people buy, try, and buy again,
t moans they're satisfied. Theneonla
led. The people
are now buvini?
of the United States are
! onn rtt r
oiisuareis vjanay uainariic at, the rate
of two million boxes a j'ear and it will bo
three million before New Year's. It
means merit proved, that Cascarets are
the most delightful bowel regulator for
every body the year round. All drug-
i gists j.u,oc., ouc. a box, cure guaranteed.
YELLOW JACK SCAEE
MOBILE DECLARES A QUARANTINE
AGAINST OCEAN SPRINGS.
State Health Officers Fully Satisfied That
the Fever That Ha Appeared In Sev
aral .Southern Cities Is Yellasv Fever
Anton sy Iteea!i the Unmistakable Cause
New OnLEAXs, La., Sept. 7 The
Lonisana state board of health kept
faith -with its sister bodies of the south
and the rest of the country yesterday
afternoon when it made official an
nouncement as the result of a careful
autopsy that Raoul Gelpi, 13 years of
age, had died of yellow fever. Gelpi
was born of prominent people hero and
had been spending some time at Ocean
Springs, where ho was taken down
with fever and brought here. Soon af
ter arriving, despite the best medical
attention, he died.
Dr. Theard, the attending physician,
immediately reported to the board of
health and expressed the opinion that
death was due to yellow fever. An au
topsy proved that Dr. Thcard's idea of
yellow fever was correct. Steps were
promptly taken to prevent a possible
spread of the disease. As the case was
one of importation, the doctors ex
pressed confidence rthat they would be
able to check the spread of disease.
The death of young Gelpi naturally
caused no little excitement in the city
among the lay public. Physicians, how
ever, expressed no apprehension, and
stated their belief that it was quite pos
sible to arrest a spread of the fever;
Tho board during the day had ordered a
rigid quarantine against all points on
the gulf coast, and had taken every
precaution to guard against the entry
into the city of any persons from Ocean
Springs, Biloxi or other points on the
sound, which, it was thought, the fever
niiftht reach.
New Orleans, Sept. 8. It was con
siderably after midnicrht when the
board of health office was closed for a
few hours and tho tired physicians went
home to snatch a few hours of rest. Up
to that time, although the widest pub
licity has been given to the Gelpi case,
and the desire of the board was known
that even suspicious case should be
promptly reported, no news was re
ceived at the office to lead to the belief
that there existed a single case of yel
low fever in New Orleans.
Satisfied It Ts Yellow Fever.
Mobile, Ala., Sept 7. State Health
Officer Dr. W H. Sanders has retnrae'1
from Ocean Springs He reports that
the Louisiana medical authorities are
satisfied now the cases examined the:
are true types of yellow fever. Upon
receipt of this report and upon further
reports that there is suspicions si?kue;?
in Scrautou. Mis3., 40 miles west of
Mobile, on the eons.1-, quarantine was
extended so as to iuclnde that place and
all other points on theMississippi scuud
coast this side of New Orleans.
REVIEW
OF THE CROP SITUATION.
Larj:
;v Deficiency In the World's Siinplv of
Wheat Causing Alarm.
Loxdox, Sept. 7. The Mark Lane
Express, reviewing the crop sitnTUiou,
says : "The weather' has been adverse
to the completion of the harvest and
the quantity of gv.tiu still out is consid
erable. The French vheat c-rop is esti
mated at :i:, 000,000 quarters by the
chief writers of the Pari-? p 'ess. Cor
respondents of English business firms
state that the crop will amount to from
-33,000.000 to ao.OiXHOOO quarters.
The Austria-Hungary crop is stated to
be 17,000,000 quarters. If tin-; is true
it adds greatly to the gravity of the sit
uation. The American crop is estimated hy
carefnl judges to be (53X00.000 qnar'ns,
or 11.000,000 quarters improvement tn
offset a decline af 9,000.000 c nailers iu
Russia aud iI.000.CC6. to 10.C00.00C in
Trance.
All the figures patnt, therefore, to a
deficiency in the world's supply of 14.-
000.000 quarters Should the dnnaud
be as large as this, the store of old
wheat used up. a crisis of groat serious
ness will only be prevented by gener
ally good prospects for the spring of
1898.
Altgeld Addresses Iihorin; 3Ien.
Philadelphia, Sept. 7. Ex-Govemor
John P. Altgeld of Illinois addressed an
nndieuce of about 1,000 people at Wash
ington park ou the Delaware river yes
terday afternoon. His subject was:
'Municipal aud Government Owuer.
Fhip and Government by Injunction "
The event which brought the ex-governor
hero was the Labor day celebra
tiou bv t lie United Labor league of this
city. President Ernest Kreft occupied
the chair and made the opening ad
dress. He then introduced Mr. Altgeld.
Qu'ck Justice In Spain.
Barceloma, Sept. G. Barril, the
nnarchist who, on Friday evening, at
tempted to assassinate Chief of Police
Portas and Assistant Chief f eixador, as
they were leaving the circuit, was tried
by a court martial Sunday and it is ex
pected that he will be executed to
morrow. Jt is stated that two accom
plices of Barril also fired at the officers,
but succeeded in making their escape.
Meeting of Veterinarians.
Nashville, Tenu.. Sept. 0. The third
annual session of the United States Vet-
pimary association will be heifi in tins
city, beginning Tnesday aud lasting
three days. The fourth annual session
of the veterinary faculties of North
America and the first annual meeting of
the United States experiment station
veterinary association will also be held.
Governor Drake's To si Hon.
Des MoiXESSept. 8. Governor Drake
today said he would stand with the attorney-general
of Iowa in the view that
the action of the state against Swiss
insurance companies is no violation of
treaty rights. Secretary Sherman's uote
will be taken up as soon as other press
ing matters arc disposed qf and an an
swer penned embodying this opinion.
Hoy Acpidcutally $hnnl$ Hinjst-If.
Niobkakjl, Neb!, Sept. 8. Wcude
Vilar, ;i boy of iy, whilp crawling un
der a fence witli a- loaded gun, shot and
Jelled himself jnstautly. '4.1ip phnrgp
entered the buck of his head.
Formal Inauguration of Camp Meade.
Suttox, Nob., Sept. 4L-Caum Meade
was formally inaugurated yesterday af
ternoon. Mayor Bouckemper giving 4
royal welcome 'to Grand Army veterans
and the strangers that came to enjoy
the reunion. Hon. J. L. McPheely de
livered a short address.
Awarded
Highest Honors World's Fair,
Gold Medal, Midwinter Fair.
CREAM
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A Pure Grape Cream oiTarfar Powder.
40 YEARS THE STANDARD.
FORAKEK REACHES WASHINGTON.
To Attend lUectinc of'the Senate Pacific
Jtoads Subcommittee.
Washington', Sept 8.Senator For-
aker of Ohio arrived in "Washington
yesterday- He is chairman of a sub
committee of the senate committee on
Pacific railroads, which is charged with
the investigation of several matters
connected with the Pacific roads, among
them being the condition of the sinking
fund held in the treasury on account of
the Union Pacific road and the alleged
fraudulent patenting of lands to this
company. This is under a resolution
introduced by Senator Pcttigrew, which
was passed by the seuate at its last
session. The other members of the
subcommittee are Senator Harris of
Kansas aud Senator Stewart of Nevada.
Senator Stewart is in Washington and
called upon Senator Foraker last even
ing. Senator Harris is expected to ar
rive toda The meeting may be
wholly informal. The subcommittee
will confer with the attorney general
regarding the sale of the Union Pacific,
which has already been ordered by the
circuit court of the Eighth circuit. Sen
ator Foraker says that the sale will in
clude the government's interest, which
also means the sinking fund, and if
the subcommittee makes any investiga
tion of the sinking fund, it must be be-
iore tne sale takes place, it is the un
derstanding of the subcommittee that
the sale will take place within 30 days
after the decree is entered and it there
fore became necessary for the subcom
mittee to net at once if any action was
to be taken. He did not know whether
the .committee could do anything in the
matter, the members meeting here more
for the purpose of ascertaining just what
can be done, if anything.
RANGE HORSES STAND TH1 TEST
Cowboys Make a Successful Trip Troin
Wyoming to Illinois.
Chicago, Sept. 8. 'rNo horjos in the
world excel the range horses of ur
western states for military purposes and
I think the trip just finished by my
cowboy friends, hero proves my asser
tion," said Dr. William A. Bruett, spe
cial commissioner of the bureau of ani
mal industry of the department of ag
riculture. He has arrived home with
two young men, William and Bert
Gabriel. "These. two yonug men," con
tinued Mr. Bruett, "havo just demon
strated that the bronchos and range
horses of our plains can cover a distance
of 2.400 miles in 90 days and subsist on
grass aud water along the route with
out grain and, more important still
from a military point of view, without
being shod. I can sav withont fear of
contradiction that no other hor-es in
the world could have made the trip
under these conditions. The ronte, be
ginning at Sheridan, Wy., and endiug
at Galena. Ills., covered all kinds of
country, turf, sand. rock, clay and mud
When the- entered the last 100 miles of
the journey tho horses were in as good
condition in every wav as when they
arted.
"One of the important features of the
range horse is small, hard hoofs, which
will stand the wear of paved streets or
rough country. He is more intelligent
ambitious, t vctablc aud enduring than
those grown by breeders and farmers in
the middle and eastern states In JhO.3
only "j;0 horses were sold iu Chicagc
for export. This year tho number will
exceed 15.000. The French army has
taken a groat many. We believe the
performance of the two horses which
have just come from Wyomiug will in
fluence the German and Emdidi army
igeuts and exporters for domestic pur
poses to try our western horses.
DEMAND FOR AMERICAN MEATS.
Heparliijent Having Trouble to Get In-
ppcrtnr to Exnmiue Dressed Heats.
Wasiiixgtox, Sept. 7. The agricul
tural department is finding difficulty in
supplying tho demand from tho livo
stock centers for inspectors, required to
examine 1 he dressed 1110:1' for foreigu
shipment. JThere has recently been a
very pronounced improvement in tho
European nnrkct for American meats,
which the law requires should be in
ppepted before it is shipped, aud, as a
consequence, inspectors are called for
from Chicago, .St. Louis. Jfausas City,
Quiaha and other western points Tho
(shortage iu inspectors is due to the fac
that tio civil service list includes no el;?
gibles for the work. TJie deficiency has
been temporarily supplied by permitting
the re-employment of persons who havp
heretofore been engaged as inspectors,
fiat tonal pincers 'avi?r Compromise.
PrrrsBt.'Ru, Sept. S. The convention
of miners to "elect delegates to the Co
lunibr.s convention was one of the larg
est ever held aud probably has not been
before equalled in e.cit ou cut aud im
portance. The future of thousands of
miners, their wives aud children de
pended on the action of the gathering.
Although tho rank and file 'of the dele
gates seemed imbued with the idea that
the operators were ready to tln-ow up
their hands and pay the G9-cent rate de
manded by the strikers, President Pat
rick Dolau. by excellent diplomacy, tact
and perseyereuce, kept them so well
wjthiu bonnds tjiat the delegates from
fhis djstrict wjjl go fq Golnnibus with
jnstrnctious, tq us" their pwu discretion
in tic settlement of the difficulty.
Kypryljfjdy Says So.
paspurpts Candy Qntlpirtic, the most
vvondprful pipdipa) discqvery of the age,
pleasapj, and refresjiipg to the taste, art
geptly and positively on kidneys, liver,
pud bowels, blpansing tho entire system,
dispels colds, pure headache, fovor, ha
bitual ponsttpation and biliousness.
Please buy and try a box of C. C. C. to- !
day; 10, 25 and 50 cents. Sold and guar
anteed to euro bv all druggists.
xWfi
BAKING
IT WAS A HUMAN CRY
TESTIMONY OF HENQST IN LUETGERT
T WIFE MURDER TRIAL.
Heard by the "Witness While Passing tho
riace on the Night of Supposed Murder.
Nicholas Faber Testifies Io Saw the
Defemhuit aud Wife Eater the Factory
Chicago, Sept. 8. "When Luetgert,
the alleged wife murderer, entered
Judge Tnthill's courtroom he smiled
and nodded to the jury, but failed to
extend his smile to the crowd. The
first business taken up was the reading
of translations of tho letters written by
the defendant-to Mrs. Christine Feldt.
The reading of the fond missives sent by
Luetgert to the widow occupied much
time, several being very lengthy. While
Assistant State's Attorney McEwen
read the epistles, tho jury listened care
fully. The reader was careful to place
due emphasis on each endearing word
or phrase and to fully emphasize all
reference to the fact that tho big sau
sage manufacturer was anxious for the
time to ccm"5 when he would be free to
wed the object of his affections.
Chicago, Sept. 8. Two points wero
scored by tho prosecution in the Luet
gert trial yesterday, and unless the de
fense is able to impeach the testimony
of the witnesses, their evidence is likely
to have considerable weight with the
3ry.
The two witnesses were Nicholas
Faber, who testified that on the night
of May 1 he saw Luetgert and his wife
enter the sausage factory, and Charles
Hengst, who swore that on the night of
May 1 he passed the factory and heard
a cry from within, as though someone
was in pain.
At tho hearing before the police
justice by -whom Luetgert was held to
wait the action of the grand jury,
Hengst said that he could not tell
whether the cry was that of a human
being or of an animal. Yesterday, he
said, however, that he was confident
that the cry came from a human being.
The defense relies greatly on the state
ment he made before the trial to im
peach his testimony.
Faber grew confused somewhat on
cross-examination, and could not tell
wliether the moon shone or whether it
was a cloudy night when he saw Luet
gert and his wife enter the factory on
the night of May l.bnt he stuck stoutly
to his storv that he had seen the two
people-enter the factory shortly after 10
o'clock on the night of May 1.
Gnlf Train Held Up.
Dexver, Sept. !i. Gulf passenger
train No. 1 was held up and robbed at
Twin mountain last night at 11:30 by
two masked men. The two men got on
the blind baggage at Folsom and when
neariug Twin monntain climbed over
the tender of the engine and, covering
the engineer and fireman with re
volvers, ordered them to stop when
they reached the road crossing. At
Twin monntaiu two men were stationed
at the road crossing with fonr horses,
and as soon as the train stopped they
began to shoot their revolvers to intim
idate the nasseugers. Two men en
tered the express car and blew open tho
safe. It is not known how much was
secured, bnt it is estimated at from
$5,000 to $15,000. Immediately ou re
ceiving the news at Folsom. a posse was
organized and started in pursuit. A
posse also started from Trinidad at 2 a.
m. The railroad company has offered
a reward of $500 for the capture of the
robbers.
DEPUTIES ARE DRIVEN AWAY.
Attempt to Evict Striking .Miners Ends In
Utter Failure.
Pittsburg, Sept 8 The efforts to
evict the striking" miners
of the Pitts-
burg aud Chicago Coal
company at.
Oraugeville resulted in a riot of uo mean
proportions and the utter failure ou the
part of the company to accomplish its
object. When the news was received
that the evictions were to be attempted,
the whole vicinity about Fiuleyville.Gas
touville and Oraugeville became wild
ly excited. Abont 7 p. m. 20 deputies
from "Washington, Pa., reached Fiuley
ville, where they were met by a larco
crown 01 striKers. ivacn deputy was
armed with a Winchester rifle and a re
volver, but in spite of this the strikers,
headed by 100 Polish women, closed in
on them, aud tho deputies received
rough treatment. They were gradual! v
forced back andretrcatedtoGastouville.
Denounce CSompers' Action.
PirrsBi'RO, Sept. (. The United La
bor League of Western Pennsylvania at
a largely attended and exciting meeting
last night gave expression to an open re
volt against Samuel Gompers, president
of the American Federation of Labor,
and many reflections and ngly charges
were made. It was on account of ex
pressions madp by Gompers in reference
to the recent convention of labor lead
ers at St. Louis. He is credited with
niaking unkind remarks about tho gath
ering and casting reflections on those
who were fqremost in the meeting.
During tho discussion ou a proposi
tion to take some action ou the St.
Jouis platform. M. P. Carrick, presi
dent of the Brotherhood of Painters and
Decorators, referred to Gompers as a
plug-hatted, greasy tool of capital.
V.'ar In India About Over.
Simla, Sept. fl. Tu official circles here
it is believed the bottom is dropping out
of the risiug of the tribesmen against
the British. The general officers com
piandiug :t')ort that the Afridis have
dispersed, the news that the Zakkakhels
lire removing their families from tho
JShybcr district to Tirah is confirmed,
and there i no longer any doubt that
the enemy is leaving the Samana terri
tory.
National Iionri Parliament.
Washixutox, Sept. 0. Secretary
W. G. Whidby of the Natioual Road
parliament reports to the officials of
road inquiry at Washington that dele
gates for the session to be held at JTash-
yi'!e on Sept. 1(5 and 1 7 have been re
ported. The parliament probably will
be specifically interesting, as the use of
ponvipt labor iu the building of roads 01
thp preparation of road materials will
bp dLsph.sspd.
lipid a lleej Sugar Convention.
MiLFphb',' iJeb., Sept. 4. The beet
gngar convention held at this place yes
terday was attended by representatives
from Crete, Seward,
pM
xtM t I
and other localities,,
manifested. As
$ion, thp farmers
yjcimty
of beets
will nrnhnhlv-oTiltivnfA SMnnv rF Wfc '
j -' " v.Vq
I next season.
Another convention wUl
j be held in Octbboc
i
. -31UCI1 UJlcreSb Was " "y sisicr uicu wun 11 : out ajiex UKing
l. . t
a result Ot the cqnvenr was better and I kept risht fen takingit. wth a
Of Milford and vicinifcv i bottle of the ' Pellets once in a whi!"u
Girl Accidentally Show
OS3IOXD. Neb., Sept. 5. Ms Anna.
Nelson, a domestic in the home of
Arthur Brown of this place, was seri
ously shot by the accidental discharge
of a gun.
Think He Was Mnrdcrcd.
Bcrr, Neb., Sept. 2. .Joseph Mason,
a farmer living one mile north of Burri
was found dead this momiug. He was
alone, and it is supposed was murdered.
Rrakeman Cavanangh Dead.
Asiilaxd, Neb., Sept. 4. A freight
brakeman named Cavanaugh was in
jured at Grotna Wednesday so severely
that he died hero vtvorowio-o-
Prohibitionist Cunli.iofn
TiTVPflTV Sonf A TU.ki.n.i.!i.''
, i. oii i ruiiiul-
tiou central committee met today and
made a second- nomination for regent
of the State university by naming D. L.
Whitney of Beatrice. The committee
adopted the white rose for its party em
blem on the tickets this fall.
Interstate Itennion Is Open.
Superior, Neb., Sept. 8. The ninth
interstate reunion opened yesterday at
Camp Lincoln. The old comrades,with
their families, are coming in faster than
ever and all are being properly cared
for by the various committees. Tho
program of today included addresses by
Colonel Shuler, Commander Brown and
Congressman Sutherland.
Unrglars at Work In a Depot.
SPRIXGFTKI.D, Neb., Sept. 5. Burglars
made an attempt to crack the safe in
the Missouri Pacific depot at this place
forced off with a large fishplate and a
charge of dynamite poured into tho
hole. The fuse failed to explode and
the burned fuse wjis found sticking iu
the safe in the morning. Several pieces
of baggage were cut out.
Van Der Voort's Itise.
Omaha, Sept. 2. Wan-en C. Van Der
Yoort, who for six years has been, chief .
clerk of the railway mail sci-vicent
Omaha, 3csterday received from Post
master General Gary his commission as
superintendent of the railway mail ser
vice for the sixth division. Mr. T in
Der Yoort's headquarters will be Ona
ha. The t crritoiy over which his juris
dictiou will extend r-omprises Nebraska,
Wyoming and the Black HilLs.
SULLIVAN RECEIVES NOMINATION.
Three Silver Parties L'nite on the Col am
bus Iiin For Judge.
For Supreme Judge
JOHX J. SULLIVAN" of IMntte.
(Democrat.)
For Kcgents University if Nebraska
E. Von FO It ELL of Buffalo.
(Populist.) . .
GEORGE F. KEXOWEH of Cuming.
(Silver Republican.)
Ltxcolx, Sept. 3. As predicted, at
the start by the parry leaders, the threo
parties. Democratic, Populist and. Silver
Republican, joined hands in fusion," and
the ticket placed in the field is : For
supreme judge, John J. Sullivan, Dem
ocrat, Columbus ; for stato university
regents, E. You ForelL Populist, of
Kearney, and George F. Keuower Sil
ver Republican. Wisuer. Many dele
gates maintain that the fusion was per
fectly harmonious, whilo there are
others who claim that there may yet bo
dissension on the Silver Republican
side, as about one-third of these dele
gates went home early iu the morning
before fusion was effected. For a while
in the three conventions it looked
rather precarious for harmony, as tho
Silver Republicans had a very warm
time, a number of the middle-of-the-road
delegates talking in favor of tho
nomination of a straight ticket in order
to preserve their organization.
Fiualry it was announced that tho
Democrats and Silver Republicans had,
agreed upon John J. Snllivan for su
preme judge and signs of fusion began
to appear. Even then it was not until
Judge Neville urged the indorsement of
Mr. Sullivan that the Populists gave in.
At uoou the agreement to fuse was
finally reached aud the rest of the pro
ceedings were of short duration. It be
came very evident near the close of tho
convention that ueither Scott, Nevillo .
or Thompson could be nominated by
any two of the conventions and tho
maneuver of the Democrats iu substi
tuting Snllivan was considered a coup
do ctat that cut short what might havo
resulted in a long drawn knotty conven
tion, full of fight and nltinmtely sep
arating the three parties so widely that
fusion wonld have been an unknown
condition for years to come. This in
the opinion freely expressed on every
Aand. There were 15 counties repre
sented in the Populist convention and v
about the same number absent from the
other gatherings. ;
It takes nerve to face an enrarf1 hni! anA
flaunt in his face the colqi that he hates. It
is a foolish and reckless thing for any man
to do, but thousands upon thousands of men
and women are daily facing: a peril before
which the hull fighter's danger fades into
insignificance. The bull fighter is armed,
trained, and fully urepared for his battle.
The thousands who stand face to face with
that dread and insidious foe, consumption,
are but illy equipped for the struggle. The
man or woman who would successfullv with
stand the inroads of the deadly germs of
consumption needs to have arteries bound
ing with the rich, red. life-eivinsr blood
of health. Dr. Pierce's Golden "Medical
Discovery is without an equal as a blood.
maker and fiesh - builder. It cleanses and
strengthens the lungs and cures qS per cent.
ot all cases ot consumption.
Miss Lucy KloefHsr. of Armada. Mich., writes:
"When I was about eight years of ajre I had in
flammation oT the lungs, and from that time up I
was sick nearly all the time and had a doctor
nearly all the time. I would take cold so easily it
would go right to my lun-js. At the aire of nine
teen I was very ba J; there was pain in -my lungs,
tickling in my throat and ray throat was" studded
Vrith ulcers: there was hoarseness and partial sujil
pression of voice, and difficulty of breathing;
doctored with one of our best physicians and he
said he could not help me and just prescribed cot
liver oil and told my mother I could not live longer
than three months. I kept Retting weaker every
day. when at last a friend asked me why I did not
try Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discoverv.
inougni inere was no use. no more help lor me as
consumntmn vrnt in our fnmtK- Tv father -tn'A
utUTfeif
"i v.cu. utiorc UKiug it, I weigiicu one inn.
ureu and ten pounas.aiieriaKingit.one hundred
I hae not had a cough this winter'
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